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Quit India Movement: 79 Years of India's Freedom Struggle
A movement of pride, sacrifice, and blood, the '1942 Quit India Movement' aka August Kranti Day foundation was laid by Mahatma Gandhi's call for India's immediate independence from the 200-year British rule. On August 9, 1942, the movement started at the Gowalia Tank Maidan passed by the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee.
The motive of the movement was to start a peaceful (civil disobedience) demonstration against… read-more
Tags: Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi, World War II, British-India
Courtesy: Brifly News
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Adolf Hitler's Toilet Seat For Auction; Estimated To Fetch $15,000
US soldier Ragnvald C Borch's family will auction the toilet seat stolen from the personal bathroom of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. Having a starting bid of $5,000, the "one-of-a-kind" item from Hitler’s Berchtesgaden's Berghof residence is estimated to fetch $15,000 at auctions. As per the family, Borch looted several items, including the toilet seat, after the Nazi buildings were seized by allied troops in 1945 as a mockery of Hitler's… read-more
Tags: World War II, Adolf Hitler, Alexander Auctions, Berchtesgaden
Courtesy: WION
Photo: BBC
US Pilot Known For Breaking Sound Barrier Passes Away At 97
Chuck Yeager, one of the world's most famous test pilot, has died at 97, informed his spouse Victoria Yeager on December 7. Yeager was the first pilot to break the sound barrier in 1947, when he flew the Aircraft X-1 at over 700 mph. The World War II veteran, remembered for shooting down five German planes in one day, was also decorated with 'Presidential Medal of Freedom' by Ronald Reagan in 1985.
Tags: U.S.A, World War II, Ronald Reagan, Chuck Yeager
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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UN General Assembly Passes Resolution To Commemorate WW II Victims
The UN General Assembly on November 5 agreed to Russian-drafted resolution for commemorating 70 to 85 million victims of World War II on December 1. It was passed with 54-40 in a 193-member assembly. However, the U.S, Germany and many European and Western nations have raised objections to a controversial paragraph of the draft. The resolution aims to promote "international cooperation", "human rights" and "democratic values" while keeping war… read-more
Tags: U.N, Germany, Russia, World War II
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Poland: World War II Bomb "Tallboy" Blasts While Being Defused
"Tallboy"- a World War II bomb - blew underwater in Poland while being defused on October 14. Reportedly, the bomb was used by the Royal Air Force against a Nazi battleship in 1945, and was later discovered near a port in 2019. Also known as an "earthquake bomb", "Tallboy" was stuffed with explosives that were equally disastrous as around 3.6 tonnes of Trinitrotoluene (TNT). However, no one was injured in the blast.
Tags: World War II, Poland, Tall Boy, Bomb
Courtesy: The Telegraph
